My Name is
Mercy
Mercy
Mercy is a double orphan. She and and her sister Elikana were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let alone two children. After arriving with her sister at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008, Mercy's health improved rapidly due to the quality care and nutritious food she received. Now, Mercy is passionate about science. She especially enjoys agriculture class. Mercy believes that Jesus died on the cross to save sinners. She trusts in the Lord for salvation and strives to please God and love Him.
DOB: Nov 15, 2006
Eltonia
Eltonia and her younger brother, Kwaku, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandparents shortly after her birth.
Ebenezer
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Meseret
After both of Meseret’s parents passed away, her aunt gave her to a previous employer for care. Social Welfare was contacted in regard to Meseret’s...
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered...
Evess
After the death of both of her parents, Evess was left in the care of an impoverished aunt who could not properly feed her.
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.